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Insights on hearing health, tinnitus, and hearing aids from our team of audiologists.

September 30, 2025

Apple's AirPod hearing aid function - Audiologist Insight

Dr. Alyssa M.K. Fex gives insight as to why Apple’s new hearing-assist feature for AirPods isn’t available in Canada, exploring the regulatory hurdles and

June 3, 2025

Price Shopping for Hearing Aids

Spoiler alert: The lowest price is not always the best deal!

March 12, 2025

How is Your Hearing? Explaining the Audiogram and Auditory Deprivation

When you have your hearing tested, the goal is to find out if your hearing is normal at the frequencies you need to hear speech. Your results are plotted o

January 21, 2025

What is Tinnitus Retraining Therapy?

Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) is an approach to managing problematic tinnitus. Many people have tinnitus, but only a very small percentage of those fin

August 12, 2024

Official Guidelines for Tinnitus Management

You may have visited many sites on the internet to look for ways to manage tinnitus. You may have found potions, supplements, pills, and various techniques

July 10, 2024

What is ‘Bi-Modal’ Stimulation for tinnitus management?

You have likely heard of sound therapy as a common approach to reduce the awareness of tinnitus. Sound therapy refers to adding sound to your environment o

June 19, 2024

Brown Noise, Pink Noise or, White Noise – Which is Right for Me?

Tinnitus is typically more bothersome when you are in a quiet environment, such as in bed trying to fall asleep, or upon waking in the night or in the morn

January 31, 2024

Concussion and Tinnitus

When we think of our ears, we often think only of their ability to help us hear the sounds around us. While this is one of their functions, the inner ear i

November 30, 2023

Tinnitus and Hearing Loss – Should I see an Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor?

Our hearing deteriorates as we age. This is a normal part of aging and typically not something we need to have checked by an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) sp

October 2, 2023

How do hearing aids help tinnitus?

If you have tinnitus, you may have noticed that when there are other sounds in the environment, you do not hear the tinnitus as much. Or perhaps you find t

September 20, 2023

No ‘Cure’ Does Not Mean No ‘Help’

Everyone wants a quick-fix or a pill that can cure all ailments. Life has become fast paced and even waiting for a short time becomes frustrating. My audio

September 13, 2023

Our Curious Brain

Did you ever wonder how our brain sorts all the information that comes at us every second of the day? Like a good manager, the brain prioritizes incoming i

August 23, 2023

Ask an Audiologist – Common Questions About Tinnitus (Part 2)

I have been asked many questions about tinnitus over the years. Here are some more answers to the most common questions I have been asked.

August 8, 2023

Ask an Audiologist – Common Questions About Tinnitus (Part 1)

I have been asked many questions about tinnitus over the years. Here are some answers to the most common questions I have been asked.

July 25, 2023

Tinnitus? Hyperacusis? Phonophobia? Misophonia?

These terms are sound sensitivity conditions that we help people manage. You have likely heard of [tinnitus](/sound-sensitivity) (pronounced tin-EYE-tus OR

July 13, 2023

How Loud is Too Loud?

Aging and noise exposure are the two most common causes of permanent hearing loss. We all lose our hearing as we age, starting to lose hair cells in our in

June 27, 2023

Welcome to the Calgary Ear Centre: An Introduction to our Expertise and Services

Conversation with family, friends, colleagues, and others is something we take for granted until it becomes difficult due to hearing loss. Helen Keller rem

June 19, 2023

"Fear Marketing"

We have all seen them. Advertisements for tinnitus products or services with images of people covering their ears and facial expressions indicating that th

June 12, 2023

Find insights into tinnitus - a condition marked by phantom sounds in your head or ears. Understand its symptoms, diagnosis, impacts on your life, and the hope for managing it effectively. Reach out to experienced professionals for help in reducing its effects on your quality of life.

February 9, 2023

Hearing Vs. Functioning: The Importance of Exercising Your Brain

What they really mean is, ‘I am functioning just fine’. While that may be true, functioning and hearing are two separate things. When we are having a conve